Games Inbox: Is Marvel’s Wolverine worth getting on PS5?

The Monday letters page tries to decide whether Marvel’s Wolverine is worth the money, as one reader sides with Sony over Hideo Kojima.

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Binary choice
So it was a bit of a bad time for Sony execs last week, I guess. Or maybe it wasn’t. Maybe they were just laughing away in their gold-plated boardroom, knowing that they’re making tons of money no matter what they do or what we say. But somehow I doubt it; last week had to have hurt.

The reason they haven’t seemed to care before, and have never replied to any complaints, is that no matter how many issues there were people still bought their games. But now their only big game is getting bad reviews and people are not stopping complaining about the lack of discs.

A lot of fans will be asking themselves, is Marvel’s Wolverine worth getting at full price? I haven’t played t obviously, but I’m not willing to give it a chance, based on being upset with Sony and the mixed reviews. To me, it seems like the sort of thing that would be a fun waste of time in six months’ time, when it’s half the price.

Except we all know it’ll probably take years for it to get that cheap, so your only option is full price or not at all. And I’ve got to say, the not at all option is looking like the right one at the moment.
Gannet

Normal reaction
Having not read a comic book in my life I’m not sure what the appeal is of Wolverine originally but I’d say to most casual gamers it begins and ends with Hugh Jackman. The fact that he’s not involved in any way with the new game, and it’s even more obviously not then MCU than the Spider-Man games, is going to be a problem for the game.

I don’t want to jinx things for Insomniac, as I usually like their stuff, but I was disappointed when I found out what their next game was going to be and I tend to agree that Wolverine just isn’t that interesting a character to be the only playable one in a game. I’ll be very interested to see how it sells, if there’s ever any way to really tell, but I do fear that Sony will have the industry standard knee jerk reaction if it does badly.
Keef

Future problems
As much as I agree with Sony being public enemy number one at the moment, I don’t really think that the Hideo Kojima situation is them being particularly unfair. The only mistake they made is getting involved with him in the first place and I think they’re being sensible by not going for another sunk cost fallacy and carrying on into the game’s inevitable disappointment.

The bigger fools here are Xbox, who are backing him just so they can look good in front of fans. But the whole problem is that not that many people really care about Kojima’s games. So in seven years time, and $200 million later, I think they’re going to understand exactly why Sony backed out when they did.
Korbie

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Japanese only
I have not written in for some time; to be honest, with everything that has been happening with games industry lately I have not had much interest in keeping up with the news. But the actions of one particular company has stuck out like a sore thumb and that’s Sony. Ever since they have moved their main HQ for the Playstation brand to the US, they have become a greedy and arrogant spoilt little brat. They are the market leaders so any decision they make will have big impact, they know this and they don’t care.

Sony has lost the plot!

Nintendo, ironically, have become the heroes of the industry, by not competing directly with Sony or Xbox they have managed to place themselves in a favourable position with many gamers, more so with their latest Nintendo Direct. In fact, I would argue that the only three Japanese companies that are probably leading the market for real gamers are Nintendo, Capcom, and FromSoftware. They are the only reason I am still interested in gaming. Sony has ruined it for us, it’s sad to see the industry in this state and it’s the greed of the Western companies that is to blame.

I will not be buying a PlayStation 6. In fact, I have just managed to pre-order my Zelda: Ocarina Of Time themed Switch 2 console, albeit with much difficulty. But that’s a rant for another time. But the Switch 2 will now be my go-to console. I am done with Sony and I imagine many others will be too.
F_EpicX

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Strange choices
Just finished my first playthrough of Resident Evil Requiem. Did Capcom bottle the ending? Without spoiling it, why did they do what they did?

On the Wolverine game and your review. I’ll not get to play it, but why wouldn’t they do a multi-mutant game with several interweaving stories, so the powers wouldn’t be limited to jumping, stabbing, and probably sniffing? Wolverine was always overrated and the three films made around him were mostly boring. He was more entertaining in the ensemble films.
Bobwallett

GC: There’s substantial evidence that Capcom completely changed the ending and, ultimately, the whole direction of the plot, fairly late in development. That’s pretty obvious from the fact that the reason they kidnap Grace at the beginning of the game has nothing to do with why they want her at the end.

Head expansion
As seen on Friday, yes, Sony has left PlayStation in ashes now. I was always standing up for Sony but not anymore. They started getting big headed as soon as pre-orders went live on the PlayStation 4 console, they knew from pre-orders that they were going to smash it and ever since then their heads have got bigger.

First it was prices going up on PlayStation Plus and blaming other things, other than them wanting more money in their pockets, while offering free games that are at least five years old and saying, ‘Look what we are giving you for that money!’ Then swapping the pre-order to payment as soon as you pre-order and you will never get your money back in cash thanks to their terms and conditions.

But for me, the one thing that did it for me was physical games. Coming out with rubbish like it will help on console prices in the long run, while selling the PS5 Pro with a disc drive sold separately, they have got so stuck up I’m sure they make an appointment to scratch their head.

Sony’s tagline was 4 the Gamers and for some reason it’s changed to 4 our Pockets. For me, gaming will never be the same now. For me at one point my console was on every day at night, playing online. Now I haven’t turned it on for about four months and I haven’t had PlayStation Plus for about four years and if GTA Online 2 is another charge or a subscription services I won’t be playing online again.
David

Sad reality
Very sad to see that the developer of Moss Book 1 and 2, Polyarc, has shut down. I really enjoyed both games, I have the first game on physical for PlayStation 4 for PlayStation VR1 and the second game digitally on PlayStation 5 on PlayStation VR2.

If you have not played these games and you have VR I highly recommend them, they are very beautiful games with good gameplay and a good story. The games were also released for non-VR in July this year.
Andrew J.
Currently watching: Secret Level (Prime Video)

GC: That is very sad, they were great games. But unfortunately, VR’s big moment seems to be over now, especially in terms of consoles.

New wave Nintendo
With only the colour green in the heads of execs at Microsoft and Sony, everything is in its right place for Nintendo.

The usual retort is that Nintendo are no angels either and only in it for the money too. But there are many ways of making money, that as Nintendo testify, does not necessarily entail shafting your employees, following the latest fad, disregarding the fanbase, destroying the brand, and potentially even the company. You can care about the games, maintain certain ethical standards, and still come out on top, the Nintendo way.

They’re far from perfect. Have they made missteps? Many. Are those missteps understandable? In most part. Have they made some odd decisions this generation? Sure. But as one reader points out, we don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes. Their ruthless pursuit of excellence and reluctance to stick to the formula, which are feathers in their cap, could well explain why their most popular franchises are missing in action. They’re simply not up to scratch, yet.

Regardless, and for several important reasons I don’t have time to elaborate, they’re now in the driving seat and were it not for this the industry would certainly be heading towards a total car crash.
Zelda: Ocarina Of Time looks wonderful. I cannot understand those who think otherwise. And it makes a few essential tweaks to sort out issues that current gamers would find hard to tolerate.

Nobody mentioned the incredible water effects in the trailer. If that doesn’t make you pine for a Wave Race 64 remake, better still a new entry, nothing will.
Ciara

Inbox also-rans
What is the cheapest way to get Game Pass Ultimate? Someone last week, I think, wrote on here a cheap way of getting it (£7 a month?). Thanks in advance.
Gorgeous

GC: We don’t recall anything last week but we’re sure a reader will write in with some advice.

Nice Reader’s Feature about Star Wars Zero Company at the weekend. My experience has been very similar and I just hope the developer can keep going. They released another patch so I’m hoping that’s a good sign.
Watson

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